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    Archives: July 2022

    Julia Angwin, The MarkupJuly 18, 2022
    Can a national nonprofit news “utility” — funded by taxing Big Tech — help save local news?
    “Just as gas taxes go toward road maintenance, ad taxes should go toward journalism.”
    The Harvard Crimson will switch from daily to weekly print starting this fall
    Hanaa' TameezJuly 14, 2022
    Raíchali Noticias focuses on community listening in Northern Mexico’s Indigenous communities
    “You have to understand the context that these communities live in before you go in with a recorder, extract information, and leave.”
    Laura Hazard OwenJuly 13, 2022
    Unimaginable abortion stories will become more common. Is American journalism ready?
    In America after the end of Roe v. Wade, one brave source, on the record, is often the best we are going to get. Countless other stories will never be told.
    Sarah ScireJuly 13, 2022
    Lost for words? A new, free resource offers journalists guidance on thorny topics
    “You might be a copy editor looking for a deeper history of a sensitive word; a writer rethinking who your beat is serving; or a manager trying to make a tough call on deadline. The challenge is the same: Language is ever-evolving, and the words we choose to use can have lasting, consequential outcomes.”
    Sarah ScireJuly 12, 2022
    Nearly a third of new subscribers to some news publications cancel in the first 24 hours
    The same-day cancellation rate likely includes subscribers who only wanted access to one article, or who felt the full paid experience was lacking after a quick look around. New data suggests some just really hate the idea of auto-renewal.
    Laura Hazard OwenJuly 12, 2022
    Seven Georgia news outlets led by people of color get $2 million in funding
    “You can call these rural parts of the state news deserts. But in these deserts are oases.”
    Donovan SchaeferJuly 11, 2022
    Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting! And that’s what makes them dangerous
    As the TikTok influencer William James put it: “The peace of rationality may be sought through ecstasy when logic fails.”
    News startup Semafor invited Tucker Carlson to talk about “the future of journalism.” Things did not go well.
    Laura Hazard OwenJuly 7, 2022
    City Bureau gets $10 million to make public meetings more public
    Documenters has already trained more than 1,700 people who’ve covered more than 2,300 public meetings.
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